Punjab CNG stations remain close Monday

LAHORE, Pakistan News : Around 600 CNG stations remained closed on second day, increasing difficulties of citizens.

The meeting of all Pakistan CNG association is to be held today wherein future strategy will be chalked out.

Chairman of all Pakistan CNG association Ghiyas Paracha stated that increase in the prices of CNG from the first of January will not be accepted.

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines added into the difficulties of the association by increasing the CNG prices.

He said that special meeting of the association has been called today (Monday) in which future plans will be decided.

Around 600 CNG stations have been closed down in Lahore and its environs for two days in line with load management plan of SUI Northern GAS Company (SNGC) CNG stations of Lahore, Kasur, Shekhupura and Okara have been shut down for two days from Sunday. Gas supply to CNG stations will be resumed at 6 am on Tuesday. People of Lahore avoided difficulties due to weekly off on the first day of two day closure of CNG pumps as working men and women and school-going children remained at their homes.

Owing to closure of CNG stations, rickshaw drivers seem affected. Some of them said that two days unavailability of CNG will cause starvation among daily wage workers.